Kingdom Pen | Amanda Fischer | Activity https://kingdompen.org/members/wordfitlyspoken/activity/ Activity feed for Amanda Fischer. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9760d469030031b6ba650afcbae47e99 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Favorites? in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/favorites/page/7/#post-14424 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:42:55 -0400 @kate-flournoy YES! I read this one almost exactly a year ago, actually, and I loved it too. It’s one of those books that really makes you think, and I can honestly say a year later, it has made me treasure freedom of speech and writing more. It has helped me not take those freedoms for granted.

Glad you loved it! πŸ™‚ Philosophers unite!

Also, @d…[Read more]

]]> a3d70f7a226b8381294508a34bac90d2 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Animal Farm in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/animal-farm/page/10/#post-14294 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:57:43 -0400 1. The Hobbit
2. Charlotte’s Web
3. Ender’s Game

]]> f8686645476e8cc98a9df66f526bfc0c Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Animal Farm in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/animal-farm/page/8/#post-14167 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:29:45 -0400 Thanks for the tagging, as always, @daeus! Ummm…Charlotte’s Web sounds good actually. πŸ˜›

Also, @hannah-krynicki I knew you looked familiar. XD CP-ers unite!

]]> 75a23bafcd2f4901a4b53790cff43b4f Amanda Fischer replied to the topic NOT Knights of Light in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/not-knights-of-light/page/2/#post-13071 Fri, 20 May 2016 15:01:08 -0400 *is late to the party and wasn’t asked but*

That is seriously a perfect name, Hope. I love it!

]]> 6bd2a4b7e4d842b28f0a00205bf6106e Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Animal Farm in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/animal-farm/#post-12916 Mon, 16 May 2016 14:34:24 -0400 Sorry, I forgot to mention earlier that I’ll be sitting out this round. πŸ™‚ Happy studying to the rest of y’all!

]]> cfdb28fb7423ff42b958f68d0286b861 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic What Book Are We Going To Read? in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-book-are-we-going-to-read/page/5/#post-12358 Mon, 02 May 2016 01:44:06 -0400 @daeus You’re good! I need to remember to check this more often.

]]> 4144825c8aff167721c0f883fa15b594 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic What Book Are We Going To Read? in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-book-are-we-going-to-read/page/4/#post-12345 Mon, 02 May 2016 01:21:57 -0400 Well, looks like Animal Farm has been decided, but here were my votes (for future reference):

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
3. Black Beauty

]]> f24a4abbc8d04baeea1e70dd79dab3f0 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic What Book Are We Going To Read? in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-book-are-we-going-to-read/page/4/#post-12345 Mon, 02 May 2016 01:21:57 -0400 1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
3. Black Beauty

]]> bcaa0d2cc439ad80289a85ebc4ed47dd Amanda Fischer replied to the topic THE THING YOU WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR IF YOU KNEW ABOUT IT (I assume) in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-thing-you-would-have-all-been-waiting-for-if-you-knew-about-it-i-assume/#post-12119 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:55:29 -0400 Thanks for tagging me. I tend to forget I haven’t checked KP in forever, then it emails me when someone tags me and I’m like “Oh hey, that’s right, KP forums are a thing.”

πŸ˜›

Anyway, this sounds like a cool idea! I’m not sure I could commit to it in this season of life, but it is definitely something I’ve thought about before and it’s true, you…[Read more]

]]> be4e889dc48884c78b1fcd950f8cc481 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Where do you live? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/where-do-you-live/page/5/#post-9634 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 16:12:22 -0500 It has occurred to me before that Australians and Floridians share a certain kinship around Christmas weather. πŸ˜›

Hey Australians, do y’all find the songs that talk about snow and such as ridiculous as we do? πŸ˜‰

(To the rest of you, imagine listening to/singing songs like “Jingle Bells” and “Let it Snow” while sweating as you haul out the…[Read more]

]]> f01bfc1642420b451da90ff6c8f4632d Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Where do you live? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/where-do-you-live/page/5/#post-9632 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 15:53:15 -0500 Ahem! Thank you to whoever tagged me, because I had no clue this discussion existed.

Hi. I am originally from North Carolina, and I would like to protest that it is a beautiful state, despite the smallish bit of snow in the Piedmont region. πŸ˜› (There is plenty of snow in the mountains…) Also, I do know why it is called the Tar Heel State! (Yay…[Read more]

]]> b1ba7929acd24d8670de087916fff8eb Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Removing the ads in the forum Questions and Support http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/removing-the-ads/#post-9262 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:59:58 -0500 Awesome! I usually forget ads even exist now, haha. Glad you like it!

]]> cb376b75c4af72db1b80aeae724dc595 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic KP Needs Your Ideas! in the forum Questions and Support http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-needs-your-ideas/page/2/#post-9213 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:39:29 -0500 I’m a bit late to the party, but I looked at the homepage, and I think the “get published” and “categories” especially are kind of buried at the bottom.

]]> 7ad4c3709a9b89d7aec12b341a5d2c4b Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Removing the ads in the forum Questions and Support http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/removing-the-ads/#post-9212 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:24:34 -0500 This is kind of unrelated to the original topic, but Sarah, have you tried using AdBlock? https://adblockplus.org/ My family uses it and it’s really helpful.

]]> d8e63c91fc71862be38927cd7c1ff7a6 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic The "diversity" trend in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-diversity-trend/#post-9211 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:20:25 -0500 Absolutely, skin is skin. I’m thinking more along the lines of ethnical differences here.

Sounds like we’re all in agreement that the best way (and perhaps only good way) this works is if it’s actually a part of the concept. My question is, is there any reason we “should” intentionally work on developing stories of this type? Or should we just…[Read more]

]]> 1ae488080d035585efc06b9bd9eae5a9 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic The "diversity" trend in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-diversity-trend/#post-9204 Sun, 14 Feb 2016 21:09:21 -0500 I’m with you all–I think he has a point about diversity being realistic, but I don’t think it’s as simple as just shoving a bunch of different characters in there for the sake of it. A lot of it does depend on the story. Like Anna said, “If your story is set in China, most likely everyone will be Chinese.”

What do y’all think about…[Read more]

]]> f2ed6636889adc9cceb8ded51a0bef63 Amanda Fischer started the topic The "diversity" trend in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-diversity-trend/ Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:32:30 -0500 …Hi. I know I’ve been rather absent lately (school has been killer), but I came across this short article/blog post today and thought I’d drop it here for discussion.

http://livingintheepic.blogspot.com/2015/11/diversity-in-stories.html

]]> 8e74e22ef000e86d34d87bef6127af1b Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Free Writer Bundle in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/free-writer-bundle/#post-8038 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:16:48 -0500 Thanks for sharing, David. There were two ebooks on the list that I’d heard of and wanted to read, so it’s useful so far. We’ll see how much else of it is.

]]> b752bb99614bb4dd1ecdecfac50e9ee6 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Comedy in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/comedy/#post-8009 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:51:18 -0500 Ooooh, great topic. I think Daeus is really onto something–situation is probably the funniest of all.

I have a friend who is really good at humor. I dug up a few of his posts on the topic from his blog. Here you go:

How to Break Things with Humor: http://liamwood.org/2013/12/17/how-to-break-things-with-humor/
Multilevel Humor:…[Read more]

]]> 46dedbaee64214dc86aab5546f94e972 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-3/page/2/#post-7914 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:15:13 -0500 Well, seems I’m a bit late to the party, but welcome, Joy! And to the “not a real writer” thing, I say pshaw. I don’t think there’s any rules. πŸ˜›

]]> 977f431d2b09873e1db20df2de98c9b7 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic A call to pens contest in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-call-to-pens-contest/#post-7700 Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:00:27 -0500 Sounds cool. Now if only I was better at short stories…

Thanks for sharing, though. I’ll mull it over a bit.

]]> 6663dfdee5e7f2b34948b0f704663a04 Amanda Fischer posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/16015/#acomment-16040 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 17:25:12 -0500 Hehe, that’s a good question and one I’m still working on, but basically, a friend challenged her to learn to use her “voice” other ways–and to focus on others’ joy rather than her own. So she’s helping her brother with an invention, learned something new about her grandmother, and I’m not sure what else yet…but that’s what I’m working on…[Read more]

In reply to - Amanda Fischer posted an update @sarah-h I just noticed your profile picture is a bluebird. This is really interesting because in one of my WIPs, the main character’s name is Sarah and a bluebird has to do with the […] ]]> d1613fa8e1e0296a6c0ffd26182e70df Amanda Fischer posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/16015/#acomment-16037 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:05:30 -0500 It’s a girl who loves singing, but suffers vocal cord paralysis and has to spend a couple weeks in silence and then months more without singing. She has to find something else to do with herself while facing the fear that she may never sing again.

I guess that’s kind of the messy simple version of it. πŸ™‚

In reply to - Amanda Fischer posted an update @sarah-h I just noticed your profile picture is a bluebird. This is really interesting because in one of my WIPs, the main character’s name is Sarah and a bluebird has to do with the […] ]]> 13df989973d95afe838226d30ec6e6be Amanda Fischer replied to the topic What I wrote (late) for last week's writing prompt in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-i-wrote-late-for-last-weeks-writing-prompt/#post-7598 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:02:10 -0500 Wow, thanks, guys. I thought maybe the rhyming would be distracting.

]]> 39efbda9c354173bb26c2b3d074f39f9 Amanda Fischer started the topic What I wrote (late) for last week's writing prompt in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-i-wrote-late-for-last-weeks-writing-prompt/ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:56:48 -0500 So…you know the writing prompt thingys that are sent out every week? Well, somehow the ones that spark my imagination happen on weeks I have no time to write. But anyway, I wrote something for last week’s and it…turned out differently than I expected. But what do y’all think? Specifically, I’m curious about the little rhyming thing that…[Read more]

]]> 7a60491e302059c7ede56d9f5e627a8e Amanda Fischer started the topic What I wrote (late) for last week's writing prompt in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-i-wrote-late-for-last-weeks-writing-prompt/ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:56:48 -0500 So…you know the writing prompt thingys that are sent out every week? Well, somehow the ones that spark my imagination happen on weeks I have no time to write. But anyway, I wrote something for last week’s and it…turned out differently than I expected. But what do y’all think? Specifically, I’m curious about the little rhyming thing that…[Read more]

]]> a76d6fd505d0efd9fdc86a4ac45fd12f Amanda Fischer posted an update: @sarah-h I just noticed your profile picture is a bluebird. […] https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/16015/ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:52:11 -0500 @sarah-h I just noticed your profile picture is a bluebird. This is really interesting because in one of my WIPs, the main character’s name is Sarah and a bluebird has to do with the story. πŸ™‚

]]> 5 76045bd3e0b740c56bc0dbfa23e89aa8 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Experiment: Costume in Public in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/experiment-costume-in-public/#post-7334 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:37:33 -0500 Cool! Someday I might try this with my colonial dress and cloak…that would be interesting. Might have to wait until Florida decides to cool down some, though, otherwise I’ll roast like a plump hen. πŸ˜›

]]> d07318c74edae224e7cbf19850bd6de6 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Greetings! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/greetings-3/#post-7173 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:41:20 -0500 Hiya! Glad to have you around.

Adding to Kate’s list of newbie helps, I point you to this guy who posted just above me. Watch out for him. He posts weird GIFs.

]]> 54060701dba0db418e181f9b209caaaf Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Bad heroes, messed up protagonists, and character arcs in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/bad-heroes-messed-up-protagonists-and-character-arcs/#post-7171 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:37:19 -0500 I’ll read the rest of these comments later, but for now, I have to say:

your reader will absolutely fall in love with them and break their arm and die

–I laughed so hard.

]]> 444bdcde5e7b5b91d5055dfa39fa38f9 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic When Good Guys Act Like Villains in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/when-good-guys-act-like-villains/page/2/#post-7170 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:30:54 -0500 Well, this is quite the topic. Haven’t really thought too much about it before.

I agree there’s a definite difference between torture and punishments. Torture = physical pain to gain information or otherwise make someone do something. It presumably has nothing to do with whether or not they did something wrong.

My first inclination is to say no…[Read more]

]]> aceb28d5a0e484418c578740409781d8 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself... in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-i-just-wanted-to-introduce-myself/page/2/#post-7077 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:44:05 -0500 Aww, Ezra, come on, play nice with the newbies.

Welcome aboard, Greta! Wonderful to have you here. As the Goose in Charlotte’s Web, did you do the whole double-everything with the adjectives? Just curious haha. πŸ™‚

]]> b02a63c23c09c378a3a7ab532e6cb5f9 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Cliffhangers and Cliched Titles in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/cliffhangers-and-cliched-titles/#post-6913 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:35:59 -0400 Nice, Ezra. Nice.

…Actually NOT NICE because now we’ll all be left wondering what it was you were going to say (or if there even was such a thing!).

]]> f48c703e4ca96e5e1d87984cbc47b716 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic NaNoWriMo in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/nanowrimo/#post-6911 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:22:49 -0400 I’m doing it…sort of. You see, I haven’t been writing too much recently, and 50k is waaay too much for me to realistically tackle with that and my new job and school and all that. However, I’m teaching a class of 3rd-5th graders at my homeschool co-op, and they’re participating with their own stories, so what kind of teacher just watches them…[Read more]

]]> 74df4e6d452b62fd72e740a01103208b Amanda Fischer replied to the topic It Began Long Ago... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/it-began-long-ago/#post-6845 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:51:54 -0400 @Kate Oh, I already finished that story, it was about a year and a half ago. πŸ™‚ It’s true that it’s quite hard to balance all those characters and give them all an important role in the story. I don’t think I quite got the hang of it, but I’ll try it again sometime.

]]> 9e8e80d77ad9d225d77cc35886d7acc8 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic It Began Long Ago... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/it-began-long-ago/#post-6827 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:10:11 -0400 I don’t remember my first stories, because I’ve basically been making them up since I was a wee thing. The first old stories that I have the originals of? A four-book series ripoff of the Magic Tree House books. I named the characters after a brother and sister who were friends of my family at the time, and even wrote their actual address in the…[Read more]

]]> 15048cc26e9a0a9bafefc29a8fd6549d Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Reconciliation in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/reconciliation/#post-6772 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:46:43 -0400 XD A mess in progress, I love it. SO TRUE.

I may have to steal that term…

]]> 3f90e7a2db09ccd3748f92ae18a23a1d Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Why do you write? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-do-you-write/#post-6771 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:46:23 -0400 True, true.

]]> 92957e7dcabb6da285d091143508243d Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Why do you write? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-do-you-write/#post-6765 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 20:25:20 -0400 Amen to that one. πŸ™‚

]]> 10e6cb94e748a0e0b15766faa1fc5097 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Why do you write? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-do-you-write/#post-6763 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:52:49 -0400 Love the combination of goofy v.s. serious answers. πŸ˜›

I’m not sure if it’s still active on Twitter or not. I read about it second-hand.

And if y’all want my goofy answer: For backwards-facing passengers on subway things who need something to distract themselves from motion sickness.

]]> bb24e66d667bae795742a034f6878605 Amanda Fischer started the topic Why do you write? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-do-you-write/ Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:07:36 -0400 So, in response to the #WhyIWrite on Twitter yesterday: I wanted to ask y’all for your answer to that question. Here’s mine:

Why I write

]]> 331c06564034b9bb8c1e454493d29bd9 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic You know you are a writer when... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/you-know-you-are-a-writer-when/page/4/#post-6751 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:45:28 -0400 And Kate…I’m cracking up. My first default response to any unexpected situation, especially embarrassing or dangerous, is to laugh. The second is to think, “Oh, cool. Brain, let’s take notes.”

]]> 1faffcae31f32f2987bbb63bc7e81531 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic You know you are a writer when... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/you-know-you-are-a-writer-when/page/4/#post-6750 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:43:32 -0400 Ha! Love it, Daeus.

]]> cd7b7e57fb617f4d2be49414bbbbde72 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Reconciliation in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/reconciliation/#post-6748 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:35:25 -0400 Oooh, good question. I’d like to know others’ opinions, too. πŸ™‚

]]> 3d5b273ea2942a6cea2d160c64390b8d Amanda Fischer replied to the topic These Critiques; I like them. Another! *slams down proverbial coffee cup* in the forum Poetry Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/these-critiques-i-like-them-another-slams-down-proverbial-coffee-cup/#post-6665 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:59:42 -0400 “The pen is mightier than the sword…” “…But I really like swords.” RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

Okay. You’re officially awesome.

]]> 5dac6cc61bda0c852d40d81f04d5066d Amanda Fischer replied to the topic These Critiques; I like them. Another! *slams down proverbial coffee cup* in the forum Poetry Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/these-critiques-i-like-them-another-slams-down-proverbial-coffee-cup/#post-6664 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:57:43 -0400 Yes, yes we should.

And I had to go look in the “followers” tab since I have notifications turned off for people I don’t follow. πŸ˜› Found you! I kind of quote everyone and everything on Pinterest these days…sometimes I forget to ask first. Whoops. Hehe, glad you don’t mind!

]]> cae5b03d4214e4bc5bcc8d941d9150b2 Amanda Fischer replied to the topic These Critiques; I like them. Another! *slams down proverbial coffee cup* in the forum Poetry Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/these-critiques-i-like-them-another-slams-down-proverbial-coffee-cup/#post-6662 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:51:29 -0400 Ugh, it always gets rid of the link. Let’s modify it a bit then: http://www.pinterest(dot)com/pin/492229434252014260/

]]> 394736e50955f2b41ba8f32d24a3623f Amanda Fischer replied to the topic These Critiques; I like them. Another! *slams down proverbial coffee cup* in the forum Poetry Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/these-critiques-i-like-them-another-slams-down-proverbial-coffee-cup/#post-6661 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:50:59 -0400 I don’t drink coffee either. πŸ™‚

I hope you don’t mind, I quoted you on Pinterest.

]]> e1d82054cdf967aeba3c3a0b0a637dfe Amanda Fischer replied to the topic These Critiques; I like them. Another! *slams down proverbial coffee cup* in the forum Poetry Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/these-critiques-i-like-them-another-slams-down-proverbial-coffee-cup/#post-6648 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:33:47 -0400 This is my favorite part: “a people who will watch quietly/as the world, in all its glory and depravity/spins out of control/and still believe/it’s worth saving.”

I’m kind of terrible at critiquing poetry, since I don’t really know what I’m doing there. But yeah, the line breaks feel a little choppy at times. Could just be me though.

Love the message. πŸ™‚

]]> 9fb4aca8d52d7b6dde75fc42ca51184b Amanda Fischer replied to the topic Introducing The Scratching Quill in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/introducing-the-scratching-quill/#post-6603 Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:49:27 -0400 Seconding what the others said about a little color or something, as it is somewhat of a plain design.

And I like the “A Poem” poem! πŸ™‚

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